STEINER: King Kong

Max Steiner (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Max Steiner
• Audio CD (October 19, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Marco Polo
• ASIN: B00000464C
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,168 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent soundtrack of old film., November 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: STEINER: King Kong (Audio CD)

I'm the type of fellow who knows original movie music when I hear it.Bought the cd some time ago,and was impressed how mr.Stiener's score was brought back to life courtesy of stromberg/moscow orchestra.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mighty Kong LIVES on compact disc!!!, August 19, 1999

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gurumama "Judy" (Lansing, Michigan U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: STEINER: King Kong (Audio CD)

I think Max Steiner's score for KING KONG is the best music ever written for a fantasy film. Not only did it set a new standard for film scoring but it was way ahead of its time. Mr. Stromburg's recent recording of the music on compact disc is the best effort to produce a faithful sound track for the collector since the music was first heard in 1933. There are two unique things about Steiner's score for KING KONG: First, the score has excellant pacing and compliments the action of the film for which it plays at ALL times. Second, the music was written as a series of variations on a central theme; one that presents MANY opportunities to create dramatic enhancements to the action on the screen. The music not only says what the actors cannot, it appeals directly to the emotions of the viewer. The music reflects a broad range of dramatic utility, from fog-shrouded mystery, to brute physical power, to sweeping grandure, to panic-striken terror to genuine sadness. The whole Beauty and Beast premise of the film story is wonderfully wrapped in Steiner's music. For the first time, music had every bit as much dramatic appeal as the film. Perhaps the music's most important value lies in the fact that it will ALWAYS appeal. It is exciting to listen to again and again. May it endure forever. Thanks from a greatful fan to Mr. Steiner for his original work, to Producer Merian Cooper for "footing the bill" and to Mr. Stromburg for his faithful restoration.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Genious!, November 17, 2005

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Shadow (Springfield, VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: STEINER: King Kong (Audio CD)

This is a suberb soundtrack, and I must say that I am blown away. From the music from the movie teaser, to the theme song, it is amazing. Such high quality, and so invigorating. Every time I hear the end of the song of the teaser, I get chills. No joke. Chills! That's how good it is. Though I'm only 16, I've been introduced to orchestral music and soundtracks thanks to the Halo 2 Soundtrack. But this is 5 times better. Highly recommended.